AS DISGRACED peer Jeffrey Archer starts his prison sentence, a campaign has been launched to strip him of an honour bestowed in Stockport.

Stockport's tax office Archer House is said to have been named after the shamed peer and novelist when it was built three years ago.

Ironically, the Inland Revenue is investigating allegations that the millionaire author evaded his income tax by up to tens of thousands of pounds.

Archer is serving four years in prison for perjury and perverting the course of justice and faces losing his peerage.

He is also being removed from top people listings book 'Debrett's Peerage'.

Now Cale Green Councillor David White wants to strip the tax building, which is behind Stockport Magistrates' Court, of its association with Archer.

He wants the building to be renamed after a figure associated with Stockport, such as tennis legend Fred Perry.

Coun White said: "Having buildings named after people who have disgraced themselves in the way he has is completely wrong.

"It seems ludicrous that this is the place we are asking people to hand in their tax returns in Stockport, yet it is named after someone who is being investigated over his own taxes.

"We want people to be handing in truthful and honest returns and this is definitely not setting a good example."

Building owners, London and Regional Developments - which leases Archer House to the Inland Revenue - denied that it was named after Lord Archer, but promised to listen to any calls to change its name.

Spokesman Tim Brook said: "If we received a petition or a request from the Inland Revenue we would look at it."

Councillor White has started a petition to rename the building which he plans to hand to the Inland Revenue.